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riverviewlogs2017-03-08 09:49 am
- !mod post: holiday,
- !mod post: monthly mingle,
- degrassi: lola pacini,
- marvel (616): billy kaplan,
- marvel (616): bucky barnes,
- marvel (616): loki laufeyson,
- marvel (616): steve rogers,
- marvel (mcu): natasha romanoff,
- marvel (mcu): sam wilson,
- marvel (mcu): steve rogers,
- marvel (mcu): wanda maximoff,
- original: shigeru miyata,
- the adventure zone: taako taaco,
- ✖ buffy the vampire slayer: buffy summer,
- ✖ dc comics (dcnu): jason todd,
- ✖ dc comics (preboot): dick grayson,
- ✖ dceu: clark kent,
- ✖ dctv (arrow): curtis holt,
- ✖ dctv (arrow): ray palmer,
- ✖ dctv (flash): caitlin snow,
- ✖ dctv (flash): eddie thawne,
- ✖ dragon age: morrigan,
- ✖ dragon age: sera,
- ✖ lazer team: adam,
- ✖ magic the gathering: chandra nalaar,
- ✖ marvel (616): tony stark,
- ✖ marvel (mcu): scott lang,
- ✖ marvel (tv): matt murdock,
- ✖ original: benjamin holt,
- ✖ original: bryn zethir,
- ✖ original: cecelia wynn,
- ✖ original: letha regis,
- ✖ original: william holt,
- ✖ pokemon (xy/xyz): augustine sycamore,
- ✖ prison break: michael scofield,
- ✖ teen wolf: derek hale,
- ✖ the last of us: ellie,
- ✖ the order of the stick: roy greenhilt,
- ✖ the raven cycle: ronan lynch,
- ✖ the walking dead: carl grimes,
- ✖ the walking dead: clementine,
- ✖ the walking dead: rick grimes,
- ✖ true blood: alcide herveaux,
- ✖ vampire: the masquerade: fatima merali,
- ✖ vikings: ivar ragnarsson,
- ✖ yuri on ice: yuri plisetsky
introductory mingle: SAMPREMI
what: Introductory Log and Sampremi Celebration
when: March 8th - March 15th
where: In several different locations in the downtown area of the Inhabited City.
warnings: please put any necessary warnings in the subject lines
In the days leading up to March 8th, new residents may notice advertising around the city, everywhere from digital screens to paper flyers pasted on blank walls, featuring the name of the spring holiday in celebration of new beginnings, new love, and lust: Sampremi. The advertising mentions that there will be street festivals set up at various locations throughout the week and lists where the market will be set up on each day.
The main draw of the holiday is a roaming street market that features special treats and street food that can only be found during Sampremi, a bustling bargain market with any kind of goods you can think of, and fair games that allow a person to win a prize for that special someone.
i. street food
One of the major draws of the festival is the special street food that can only be obtained this time of year. Almost everything you can buy at the Sampremi Festival is meant to be shared - whether it's one piece of meat on two sticks or desserts baked with a narrow part in the middle for convenient tearing, everything is built in twos. The stalls sell everything from cups of soup, sandwiches, roasted or fried meat, deep-fried vegetables and cakes, dumplings, donuts, bagels, turnovers, and anything else you can think of.
Many of the savory dishes are based on the meat of a particular fowl native to the moon Riverview is situated on that has a taste and texture halfway between chicken and duck, cooked to be spicy (ranging from very mild to throat-burning). Many of the desserts are based around a fruit native to the moon that is spherical, red-orange, and has a light sweet taste that is similar to a combination of mango, pineapple, and strawberry. Both ingredients are considered to be aphrodisiacs. Of course, the foods aren't actually aphrodisiacs and any effect is purely placebo.
ii. fair games
The festival features an entire row of fair games ranging from very high-tech games featuring virtual reality and neon holograms to extremely old-fashioned games with darts and balloons or balls and glasses. The games all have prizes in various shapes and sizes, with the standard stuffed animals, but also with goods and special items donated by any business in the city; ranging from tiny prizes to huge and expensive ones.
Due to the nature of the holiday, many of the stalls are set up to cater to winning a prize for your partner, and due to the nature of the Quarantine, a lot of them involve aiming or other aspects of pretending to fight.
iii. shopping
Originally, the part of the street festival that involved an actual market, with stalls and booths set up with goods, was aimed primarily at romantic trinkets like flowers or jewelry, gifts intended to be purchased for a loved one. As time has gone by, however, this aspect of the market has increased, with many businesses participating, though the emphasis is still on small businesses and anything relating to local culture rather than booths for any of the larger more corporate businesses.
There is still plenty of jewelry to be found, for sure, mostly handmade and artisan, but the scope of the Market has widened immeasurably. The Sampremi Market is an excellent place to find specialty foods, clothing, jewelry, art, or other goods that were originally native to cultures on other planets in this reality, or other realities altogether. Many residents in the city use the market to share their unique cultural goods and traditional dress with others.
iv. adult
In a side alley of the Sampremi Market on any day, one can find an area roped off with a red silken cord, attended by members of the Perimeter Guard in casual dress who will ID anyone entering to make sure they are 18+. Once characters are permitted entry, they will find all of the adult offerings that the market has to offer.
Since Sampremi is, historically, a celebration of lust and physical love, the adult offerings are all set up to cater to two or more people of any sex or gender configuration. One can find an adult or sexualized version of almost anything that's featured in the main market, from fair games to adult goods to street food laced with actual aphrodisiacs (there are always warnings for food spiked in this way to avoid accidental consumption).
v. roommates or wildcard
Feel free to use this prompt to set up headers for a communal floor, or threads open to roommates for the purpose of getting to know each other. Or if you have an idea for a prompt that isn't in this list, set at the Sampremi Festival, feel free to write it up!
Credit (left to right): Theo Prins, andreasrocha @ tumblr, hrormir @ deviantart, nkabuto @ deviantart
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[ Like Loki even has any, but it's a question that does make him rub his chin. ]
We're both virile young men! Questing for mature satisfaction! It's our right.
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[And he can't believe he's actually having this conversation.]
So no sex toys. I mean, I don't know about you, but I don't want Captain America or Iron Man or Doctor Strange to see me like that.
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[ YOU'RE the pervert here, Kaplan!! ]
I've been making do with the showers while they're empty, how about you?
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[But then again, it wasn't all communal housing there and Billy had his own room...
Also, he totally isn't!]
I'm totally not telling you about my masturbation habits, Loki. But, uh, I'll know you need privacy when you go to the showers.
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Speaking of all that time spent in a bad mood around smooching couples and Billy's adorable haircut ... ]
You said it yourself, we're older now ... [ Billy sort of said it, but that's not the important part as Loki leans his weight to the side to introduce Billy to the nearest wall, looming over him. ] Shall we assume that your newfound knowledge counts as an open invitation?
[ Coming onto Billy can't possibly go any worse than it did with David. Unless Billy magic-punches him again, that sucked. ]
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It's a good thing Billy is pretty-- okay with flirting, with Teddy or other people. He's never minded it.
No magic punches but Billy does crack a bit of a smile as he reaches up to press his palm to Loki's chest, not quite pushing though.]
Wow. I mean, obviously tall, green shapeshifters are my type, but-- I mean, I'm not that kinda guy... You could at least buy me dinner first, or take me to a movie.
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Mild surprise melts into a more relaxed, genuine smile and he pats the hand on his chest lightly, just to play with Billy's fingers as they talk. Flirt. Loki could take down all off the Avengers in this exact moment without breaking a sweat, he's sure of it. ]
I'll root out the movie circuit, see what can't be dredged up. [ Or bribe Stark into building a huge flatscreen, somehow. ] Important question, it could make or break us: hotdogs or popcorn?
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[Because really, what are hotdogs even made out of?
He gives a wry smile, tilting his chin up a bit.]
Also, wow, you're really stepping up the flirting game. Could be that it's a little easier to spot now that you're not, what, thirteen?
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Could it be that you're just paying attention now because of the height? Shorty.
[ He went there. ]
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[He lets out a laugh, nudging at Loki.]
Not my fault gods all seem to be ridiculously tall, is it?
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[ Fiddling with Billy's fingers, he raises them up to rest his hand above his head on the wall, showing him the difference between his height and Loki's. And also for the simple pleasure of seeing him stretched out like that, pinned there. ]
Sometimes when I looked up at you, you'd have snot in your nose. It wasn't very comely, but I forgave you.
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though that?
Kinda ruins the mood. He snorts, rolling his eyes.]
Wow. Okay, not really the sexiest thing you could have said in thi sposition, Loki. C'mon, let's get back to walking, dork.
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Then again, Billy isn't the brightest spell in the book. ]
Let's stay out late and be the unruly kids of Floor Five, what do you say?
[ Offering Billy his arm like the gentleman he isn't. ]
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He pushes away from the wall and takes Loki's arm.]
Sure, totally. Have you spotted any cool areas yet?
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[ Maybe Loki will kick off their pre-date with a few prizes. Fairly won, of course (as far as anyone will know). ]
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[He gives a playful look to Loki, leaning into him a bit as they walk.]
If I win you something big and fuzzy though, I dare you to keep it right on your bed.
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[ And he doesn't put it past Billy to cheat just to get Loki that obnoxious teddy bear. Totally game. ]
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[And he'll even be nice and not choose something ridiculous like a giant teddy bear or unicorn.]
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[ And so, eaten up by the crowds, Billy is given the mission of a lifetime. ]